| Climate Change Modeling for Local Adaptation in the Hindu Kush - Himalayan Region Contributor(s): Lamadrid, Armando (Editor), Kelman, Ilan (Editor), Shaw, Rajib (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1780524862 ISBN-13: 9781780524863 Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing OUR PRICE: $170.99 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Science | Global Warming & Climate Change |
| Dewey: 363.738 |
| LCCN: 2021303210 |
| Series: Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 9.1" (1.15 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book presents a portrait of the social advantages and limitations of climate change related modeling in the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region. Physical systems modeling - such as of climate, weather, water, and soil - can be useful planning tools, and are essential to the forecasts and projections used operationally for decisions on climate and development. However, these models and their limitations are rarely discussed in terms of how they are interpreted, misinterpreted, used, not used, needed and not needed by society at the local level for climate change adaptation. This publication addresses the implied but largely uncritiqued relationships between scientific modeling knowledge and local adaptation responses. It also presents theoretical perspectives on modeling and adaptation, supported by case studies of model use, non-use, interpretation and misinterpretation in the HKH region for application at the local level. It provides a critical angle into the value of modeling at multiple decision making scales in society, but focused on local needs. Case studies are presented from a variety of HKH countries, as defined by ICIMOD (which includes Bangladesh and Myanmar). |